طوبىblessedness لمنto whoever قدhas تابَrepented بعدَafter خَطائهِhis sin
طوبى لمن قد تابَ بعدَ خَطائهِ
طَوعاًwillingly وأدّىand paid دَينَهُhis debt ببُكائِهِwith his weeping
طَوعاً وأدّى دَينَهُ ببُكائِهِ
Blessed is he who has repented after his sin,
Willingly, and paid his debt with his tears;
ورأىand recognized الهدىguidance أَنَّthat لاnot يضَلَّstray from هُداءَهُhis guidance
ورأى الهدى أَنَّ لا يضَلَّ هُداءَهُ
واعتاضَand took in exchange عنinstead of طُغيانِهِhis rebellion بِهُدائهِhis guidance
واعتاضَ عن طُغيانِهِ بِهُدائهِ
Who saw that guidance meant not straying from its path,
And exchanged his rebellion for guidance;
وَنجاand was saved بتَوبتِهِthrough his repentance الصحيحةِsincere مذwhen رأىhe saw
وَنجا بتَوبتِهِ الصحيحةِ مذ رأى
سِجنَthe prison of الجحيمHell مُؤَبَّداًeverlasting بلَظائِهِin its blaze
سِجنَ الجحيم مُؤَبَّداً بلَظائِهِ
And was saved by true repentance when he saw
Hell's prison, everlasting in its blaze.
سِجنُthe prison of الجحيمِHell مُؤبَّدٌeverlasting وبقَيدِهِand in its chains الthe
سِجنُ الجحيمِ مُؤبَّدٌ وبقَيدِهِ ال
شريرُwicked man والشَيطانُand Satan مِنamong نُدَمائِهِhis companions
شريرُ والشَيطانُ مِن نُدَمائِهِ
Hell's prison is eternal; in its chains is the
Wicked man, with Satan among his companions.
والإِنتِقامُand vengeance مُؤَبَّدٌeverlasting كعِقابِهِlike His punishment
والإِنتِقامُ مُؤَبَّدٌ كعِقابِهِ
وعِقابُهُand His punishment كدَوامِهِlike His eternity وَعَلائِهِand His exaltation
وعِقابُهُ كدَوامِهِ وَعَلائِهِ
Vengeance is eternal, as is His punishment,
And His punishment is as His eternity and exaltation.
فعِلاجُso the cure for داءِthe sickness of المُزدَريthe scorner بإلههِof his God
فعِلاجُ داءِ المُزدَري بإلههِ
بالنّارwith fire إِنَّindeed النارَfire خَيرُthe best of دَوائِهِhis remedies
بالنّار إِنَّ النارَ خَيرُ دَوائِهِ
The cure for the sickness of one who scorns his God
Is fire: indeed, fire is his best medicine.
والذَنبُand sin يُعظِمُmagnifies قَدرَهُits gravity ويُخسُّهُand diminishes it
والذَنبُ يُعظِمُ قَدرَهُ ويُخسُّهُ
مِقدارُthe measure of شأنِthe standing of المُزدريthe one scorned بِوَلائِهِin his friendship
مِقدارُ شأنِ المُزدري بِوَلائِهِ
A sin is made greater in gravity or diminished
By the standing of Him whose friendship is scorned.
يتأَلَّمُsuffers الشريرُthe wicked man وَهوَwhile he is مُعَذَّبٌtormented
يتأَلَّمُ الشريرُ وَهوَ مُعَذَّبٌ
بَضميرهِby his conscience المَنكيwounded وَقطعِand the severing of رَجائِهِhis hope
بَضميرهِ المَنكي وَقطعِ رَجائِهِ
The wicked man suffers, tormented
By his wounded conscience and the severing of his hope.
واللَهand God يَقتُلُهُslays him بَأَكملِwith the most perfect قُدرَةٍpower
واللَه يَقتُلُهُ بَأَكملِ قُدرَةٍ
ياO ويلَهُwoe to him إذwhen صارhe became منamong قَتلائِهHis slain
يا ويلَهُ إذ صار من قَتلائِه
God slays him with most perfect power:
Woe to him, now numbered among His slain!
ماnothing غَمَّنيgrieved me إلاexcept اعتِرافُthe confession of مُعَذَّبٍa tormented man
ما غَمَّني إلا اعتِرافُ مُعَذَّبٍ
ويقولُand he says إِنَّthat اللَهGod منamong خُصمائِهِhis adversaries
ويقولُ إِنَّ اللَه من خُصمائِهِ
Nothing grieved me but a tormented man's confession,
As he says that God is among his adversaries.
وَيَقولُand he says منthrough قَتليmy slaying عَرفتُI came to know بِقاتليof my slayer
وَيَقولُ من قَتلي عَرفتُ بِقاتلي
ياO وَيلَwoe to مَنwhoever عَرَفlearned الدواthe cure منfrom دائهِhis disease
يا وَيلَ مَن عَرَف الدوا من دائهِ
He says, "Through my slaying I came to know my slayer."
Woe to him who learned the cure through his disease!
ياO وَيلwoe to مَنwhoever أَضحىhas become مُخلِّصُthe Savior of نفسهِhis soul
يا وَيل مَن أَضحى مُخلِّصُ نفسهِ
خَصماًan adversary يعذِّبُهُtormenting him بسفكby shedding دِمائِهِhis blood
خَصماً يعذِّبُهُ بسفك دِمائِهِ
Woe to him whose soul's Savior has become
A foe who torments him by shedding his blood!
ياO وَيلَwoe to منwhoever أَضحىhas become الإلهُGod عدوَّهُhis enemy
يا وَيلَ من أَضحى الإلهُ عدوَّهُ
وغَداand became لدىbefore مولاهُhis Master منamong أعدائِهِHis enemies
وغَدا لدى مولاهُ من أعدائِهِ
Woe to him whose enemy God has become,
Who stands before his Master among His enemies!
ياO وَيلَwoe to مَنwhoever أَضحىhas become المحِبُّthe loving one بغيضَهُhis foe
يا وَيلَ مَن أَضحى المحِبُّ بغيضَهُ
يُقصيهِbanishes him منfrom إِنعامِهِHis bounty وعطائِهِand His gifts
يُقصيهِ من إِنعامِهِ وعطائِهِ
Woe to him whose loving friend has become his foe,
Banishing him from His bounty and His gifts!
ياO وَيلَwoe to مَنwhoever أَضحىhas become اللَعينُthe accursed one خليلَهُhis intimate friend
يا وَيلَ مَن أَضحى اللَعينُ خليلَهُ
يَسقيهgives him to drink كَأسَthe cup of بَلائِهِhis affliction وأَذائهِand his harm
يَسقيه كَأسَ بَلائِهِ وأَذائهِ
Woe to him whose intimate friend is the accursed one,
Who gives him the cup of his affliction and his harm!
ياO وَيلَwoe to مَنwhoever أَضحَتhas become جَهنَّمُHell مِلكَهُhis possession
يا وَيلَ مَن أَضحَت جَهنَّمُ مِلكَهُ
فيin مُشتَراهُhis purchase هَلاكَهُhis destruction بعَنائِهِthrough his suffering
في مُشتَراهُ هَلاكَهُ بعَنائِهِ
Woe to him whose possession Hell has become:
In his purchase lies his ruin through its torment.
ياO وَيلَwoe to مَنwhoever قدhas ماتَdied بَعدafter حَياتهِhis life
يا وَيلَ مَن قد ماتَ بَعد حَياتهِ
وحييand lived ولكنbut فيin جحيمٍthe hell of شقائهhis misery
وحيي ولكن في جحيمٍ شقائه
Woe to him who has died after living,
And lived, but in the hell of his misery!
إنindeed انتقامthe vengeance of اللَهGod سرٌّa mystery غامضٌunfathomable
إن انتقام اللَه سرٌّ غامضٌ
لاnot تدركgrasp الألبابminds لبthe essence of بلائهHis affliction
لا تدرك الألباب لب بلائه
God's vengeance is an unfathomable mystery;
Minds cannot grasp the essence of His affliction.
تُتلىare recited علىover الأَشرارthe wicked آياتُthe verses of الردىdoom
تُتلى على الأَشرار آياتُ الردى
بالنارwith fire إنindeed النارfire سيفthe sword of قضائهHis decree
بالنار إن النار سيف قضائه
Verses of doom are recited over the wicked
With fire: fire is the sword of His decree.
فتذيبso it melts نفسthe soul of المرءa person فيin إيغالهاits penetration
فتذيب نفس المرء في إيغالها
منfrom بعدafter ذوبthe melting of عظامهhis bones وكلائهand his kidneys
من بعد ذوب عظامه وكلائه
It melts a man's soul as it penetrates,
After melting his bones and his kidneys.
فالإثمfor sin قدhas زجthrust الأثيمَthe sinner بحفرةٍinto a pit
فالإثم قد زج الأثيمَ بحفرةٍ
أبديةٍeverlasting والذنبand sin منfrom إغوائهhis being led astray
أبديةٍ والذنب من إغوائه
Sin has thrust the sinner into a pit
Everlasting; his sin springs from his being led astray.
بابthe gate of الجحيمHell لديهbefore him مفتوحٌopen وقدand has
باب الجحيم لديه مفتوحٌ وقد
أضحىbecome وصيداًa barrier دونَهُbefore him لِخَطائهfor his sin
أضحى وصيداً دونَهُ لِخَطائه
Hell's gate stands open before him, and has
Become a barrier before him because of his sin.
والسجنand the prison سجنthe prison of الموتdeath مكتوبٌwritten علىupon
والسجن سجن الموت مكتوبٌ على
أعتابهits thresholds منat وجههits front وقفائهand its back
أعتابه من وجهه وقفائه
And on the prison is written "The prison of death,"
Upon its thresholds, at its front and back.
هذاthis مكانٌa place ليسthere is not فيهin it رحمةٌmercy
هذا مكانٌ ليس فيه رحمةٌ
والويلand woe ضمنwithin رحابهits expanses وفِنائهand its courtyard
والويل ضمن رحابه وفِنائه
"This is a place wherein there is no mercy,
And woe fills its expanses and its courtyard."
فجهنمٌfor Hell وادٍa valley عميقٌdeep حالكٌdark
فجهنمٌ وادٍ عميقٌ حالكٌ
قَطعُthe severing of الرجاhope والنارُand fire فيin أرجائهits surrounding reaches
قَطعُ الرجا والنارُ في أرجائه
Hell is a deep and darkened valley;
Hope is severed, and fire is all around it.
قدhas ضمencompassed فيat الطرفينboth extremes شرَّthe worst of عذابهits torment
قد ضم في الطرفين شرَّ عذابه
أبديةَthe eternity of البلوىaffliction وعِظْمَand the enormity of بلائهits suffering
أبديةَ البلوى وعِظْمَ بلائه
It holds, at both extremes, its worst torment:
Affliction's eternity and the enormity of its suffering.
واللَهُand God لاnot ينسىforgets الورىHis creatures لكنهbut He
واللَهُ لا ينسى الورى لكنه
ينسىforgets الأثيمthe sinner معذَّباًtormented برضائهby His will
ينسى الأثيم معذَّباً برضائه
God does not forget His creatures, yet He
Forgets the sinner, tormented by His will.
لماbecause تناسىhe deliberately forgot ربَّهhis Lord منout of جهلهhis ignorance
لما تناسى ربَّه من جهله
قدhas صارbecome منسيّاًforgotten بعدلthrough the justice of قضائهHis decree
قد صار منسيّاً بعدل قضائه
Because in ignorance he deliberately forgot his Lord,
He has become forgotten through His just decree.
وانحطand sank منهبطاًdescending لقعرto the depths of جهنمٍHell
وانحط منهبطاً لقعر جهنمٍ
متألماًin pain ومُزمَّلاًand swathed بدمائهin his blood
متألماً ومُزمَّلاً بدمائه
He has sunk, descending to the depths of Hell,
In pain and swathed in his blood.
أماas for اللهيبthe blaze فمحدقٌso encircling بيمينهon his right
أما اللهيب فمحدقٌ بيمينه
وشمالهand his left وأمامهand before him وورائهand behind him
وشماله وأمامه وورائه
The flames encircle him on his right,
And on his left, before him and behind him.
يبكيhe weeps ولكنbut ياO لدمعٍwhat tears ضائعٍwasted
يبكي ولكن يا لدمعٍ ضائعٍ
وينوحand he wails لكنbut ياO لفرطِhow excessive عَمائهhis blindness
وينوح لكن يا لفرطِ عَمائه
He weeps—but ah, what wasted tears!
He wails—but ah, how great his blindness!
يدعوhe prays ولكنbut منwho يجيبanswers دعاءهhis prayer
يدعو ولكن من يجيب دعاءه
ويصيحand he cries out لكنbut ياO لعِظْمhow great شقائهhis misery
ويصيح لكن يا لعِظْم شقائه
He prays—but who will answer his prayer?
He cries out—but ah, how great his misery!
ماnot مَنanyone يجيبanswers نداءهhis call فكأنماso it is as though
ما مَن يجيب نداءه فكأنما
صخرٌrock; Sakhr أصمٌّdeaf عنto نداthe cry of خنسائهhis Khansa
صخرٌ أصمٌّ عن ندا خنسائه
There is none to answer his call; it is as though
He were deaf rock to his Khansa's cry.
ويتوبand he repents لكنbut ياO لتوبةwhat repentance هالكٍof one doomed
ويتوب لكن يا لتوبة هالكٍ
ماnot تابhe repented يومon the day of خَطائهhis sin وزِنائهand his fornication
ما تاب يوم خَطائه وزِنائه
He repents—but ah, the repentance of one doomed,
Who did not repent in the day of his sin and fornication!
فالآنso now توبتهhis repentance تزيدincreases عذابهhis torment
فالآن توبته تزيد عذابه
ودواؤهand his medicine قدhas صارbecome علةthe cause of دائهhis disease
ودواؤه قد صار علة دائه
Now his repentance increases his torment,
And his medicine has become the cause of his disease.
وعصىand he disobeyed الإلهGod وسُرَّand delighted فيin عصيانهhis disobedience
وعصى الإله وسُرَّ في عصيانه
فاعجبso marvel لعاصٍat a rebel سُرَّwho delighted فيin ضرّائهhis affliction
فاعجب لعاصٍ سُرَّ في ضرّائه
He disobeyed God and delighted in his disobedience:
Marvel at a rebel who delighted in his own affliction!
لوif كانتwere السراءhappiness تنتجto produce مثلهاits like
لو كانت السراء تنتج مثلها
ماnot إنindeed رأيناwe saw الضرharm فيin سرّائهhis happiness
ما إن رأينا الضر في سرّائه
If happiness brought forth its like,
We would not have seen harm within his happiness.
أبديةُthe eternity of النيرانthe fires مرٌّbitter ذوقُهاits taste
أبديةُ النيران مرٌّ ذوقُها
وأمرُّand bitterer منهاthan it منone who هوىfell بهوائهthrough his desire
وأمرُّ منها من هوى بهوائه
Bitter to taste is the eternity of the fires;
Bitterer still is one brought low by his own desire.
وأمرُّand bitterer منthan هذاthis عقابٌpunishment خالدٌeverlasting
وأمرُّ من هذا عقابٌ خالدٌ
وأمرand bitterer منهالبعدthan it is estrangement عنfrom مولائهhis Master
وأمر منهالبعد عن مولائه
Bitterer than this is everlasting punishment;
Bitterer than that is estrangement from his Master.
وأمرand bitterer منthan هذاthis وهذاand this ثمthen ذاthat
وأمر من هذا وهذا ثم ذا
أبدٌeternity بسجنٍin a prison جُنَّhas gone mad ضيقُthe narrowness of وعائهits confines
أبدٌ بسجنٍ جُنَّ ضيقُ وعائه
And bitterer than this, and this, and then that,
Is eternity in a prison of maddeningly narrow confines.
إنif كانis تأبيدmaking everlasting الضعيفthe weak man's عقابُهُhis punishment
إن كان تأبيد الضعيف عقابُهُ
مرّاًbitter فمنthen who يقوىhas strength علىto endure إقوائهhis desolation
مرّاً فمن يقوى على إقوائه
If the weak man's everlasting punishment is
Bitter, who can endure his utter desolation?
أدنىthe slightest شواظtongue of flame النارof fire يؤلمُcauses pain مَسُّهits touch
أدنى شواظ النار يؤلمُ مَسُّه
منwho ذاis there يطيقcan endure جحيمهاits inferno بذكائهwith its fierce blaze
من ذا يطيق جحيمها بذكائه
The slightest tongue of fire is painful to touch;
Who can endure its inferno in its blazing fury?
وفراشُهand his bedding وغطاؤهand his covering ووسادهand his pillow
وفراشُه وغطاؤه ووساده
منof نارهits fire ورمادِهand its ashes ولَظائهand its blaze
من ناره ورمادِه ولَظائه
His bedding, his covering, and his pillow
Are of its fire, its ashes, and its blaze.
أحزانُهhis sorrows وإياسهand his despair وعذابهand his torment
أحزانُه وإياسه وعذابه
كفراشهlike his bedding ووسادِهand his pillow وغِطائهand his covering
كفراشه ووسادِه وغِطائه
His sorrows, his despair, and his torment
Are like his bedding, his pillow, and his covering.
إسمعlisten أُخَيَّmy dear brother صراخَthe screams of ميتٍa dead man هالكٍdoomed
إسمع أُخَيَّ صراخَ ميتٍ هالكٍ
والنارُand fire طاميةٌsurging علىover أعضائهhis limbs
والنارُ طاميةٌ على أعضائه
Listen, my dear brother, to a dead, doomed man's screams,
While fire surges over his limbs.
فكأنهاso it is as though it were قبرٌa grave وهُوْand he فيin ضمنهاits interior
فكأنها قبرٌ وهُوْ في ضمنها
حيٌّalive كميتٍlike a dead man ذابmelted فيin أحشائهits bowels
حيٌّ كميتٍ ذاب في أحشائه
It is as though it were a grave, and he within it
Alive, like a dead man melted in its bowels.
يتململwrithes الملعونthe accursed man منfrom زفراتهhis groans
يتململ الملعون من زفراته
واللَهand God يرشقُهpelts him برجزwith the scourge of بلائهHis affliction
واللَه يرشقُه برجز بلائه
The accursed writhes amid his groans,
While God pelts him with the scourge of His affliction,
كصواعقٍlike thunderbolts تنقضplunging down ترجمpelting نفسَهhis soul
كصواعقٍ تنقض ترجم نفسَه
حتىuntil يعودhe becomes ممزَّقاًtorn apart بشقائهby his misery
حتى يعود ممزَّقاً بشقائه
Like plunging thunderbolts that stone his soul,
Until he is torn apart by his misery.
يرضىhe would welcome بأنthat الموتdeath يُفنيannihilates ذاتهhis being
يرضى بأن الموت يُفني ذاته
لكنَّbut أينwhere الموتdeath عندamid بقائهhis continued existence
لكنَّ أين الموت عند بقائه
He would welcome death annihilating his being,
But where is death, while he endures?
فيقولthen he says والأوجاعand the pains محدقةٌencircling بهaround him
فيقول والأوجاع محدقةٌ به
جوزيتُI was requited منby مولايmy Master شرَّthe worst of جزائهHis recompense
جوزيتُ من مولاي شرَّ جزائه
He says, with pains encircling him,
"My Master has repaid me with His worst requital."
ورحىand the mill of الشدائدhardships حولهaround him فكأنهso he is as though
ورحى الشدائد حوله فكأنه
قطبٌa spindle وسخطand the wrath of اللَهGod دورُthe turning of رحائهhis mill
قطبٌ وسخط اللَه دورُ رحائه
The mill of hardships turns about him, as though he
Were its spindle, and God's wrath its turning.
عَدِمَhe lost الرجاhope واعتاضand took in exchange عنهinstead of it يأسَهhis despair
عَدِمَ الرجا واعتاض عنه يأسَه
أبداًforever يمزقtears up منهfrom him صكَّthe writ of رجائهhis hope
أبداً يمزق منه صكَّ رجائه
He has lost hope and exchanged it for despair,
Forever tearing up the writ of his hope.
وكأنماand as though الأبدeternity الذيwhich فيin فكرهhis mind
وكأنما الأبد الذي في فكره
فكرٌa thought جديدٌnew بعدafter طولthe length of مَدائهits duration
فكرٌ جديدٌ بعد طول مَدائه
It is as though the eternity within his mind
Were a new thought after all its long duration.
تنموgrow بلاياهhis afflictions كأنas though جديدهاeach new one
تنمو بلاياه كأن جديدها
بحرٌa sea يعومswim الهالكونthe doomed بمائهin its water
بحرٌ يعوم الهالكون بمائه
His afflictions grow, as though each new one
Were a sea in whose waters the doomed swim.
فإذاthen whenever تلاhe recites مماof what يقاسيhe suffers سورةًa chapter
فإذا تلا مما يقاسي سورةً
جاءتهcame to him أخرىanother ضعفَtwice شرِّthe severity of ضَنائهhis anguish
جاءته أخرى ضعفَ شرِّ ضَنائه
Whenever he recites a chapter of his suffering,
Another comes, twice as grievous in its anguish.
يشتدintensifies رِجْزُthe scourge of اللَهGod حتىuntil أنَّهُthat it
يشتد رِجْزُ اللَه حتى أنَّهُ
يُفنيهannihilates him ثمthen يعودhe returns بعدafter فَنائهhis annihilation
يُفنيه ثم يعود بعد فَنائه
God's scourge intensifies until it
Annihilates him; then he returns after his annihilation.
واللَهand God يحقرُهdespises him عِياناًopenly مثلماjust as
واللَه يحقرُه عِياناً مثلما
قدindeed كانhe used to يحقرهscorn Him بفعلthrough the deed of خَطائهhis sin
قد كان يحقره بفعل خَطائه
God openly holds him in contempt, just as
He once scorned God through his sinful deeds.
ويدand the hand of الإلهGod العدلthe just تمضيcarries out أمرَهHis command
ويد الإله العدل تمضي أمرَه
بهلاكهfor his destruction والأمرand the command منfrom تلقائهHis own direction
بهلاكه والأمر من تلقائه
The hand of the just God carries out His command
For his destruction, and the command comes from Him.
إنindeed انتقامthe vengeance of اللهGod كليُّall-encompassing in القضاjudgment
إن انتقام الله كليُّ القضا
وقضاؤهand His decree قدhas عمencompassed كلall بلائهhis affliction
وقضاؤه قد عم كل بلائه
God's vengeance is all-encompassing in judgment;
His decree embraces all his affliction.
فالهالكso the doomed man الملعونthe accursed قدhave جمعتbeen gathered بهin him
فالهالك الملعون قد جمعت به
أسواؤهhis evils طرّاًall معاًtogether لدهائهfor his cunning
أسواؤه طرّاً معاً لدهائه
In the accursed, doomed man have been gathered
All his evils, every one, because of his cunning.
فتراهso you see him بالأوجاعwith pains والأمراضand diseases فيin
فتراه بالأوجاع والأمراض في
نيرانِهhis fires والكلُّand all فيin أعضائهhis limbs
نيرانِه والكلُّ في أعضائه
You see him amid pains and diseases, in
His fires, all of them within his limbs;
متعذباًtormented بسماعهin his hearing وبلحظهand in his sight
متعذباً بسماعه وبلحظه
وبذوقهand in his taste وبجوعهand in his hunger وظَمائهand in his thirst
وبذوقه وبجوعه وظَمائه
Tormented in his hearing and his sight,
In his taste, his hunger, and his thirst,
وبحسهand in his senses وبلمسهand in his touch وبفهمهand in his understanding
وبحسه وبلمسه وبفهمه
وبفكرهand in his thought وبذكرهand in his memory وبرائهand in his judgment
وبفكره وبذكره وبرائه
In his senses, his touch, and his understanding,
In his thought, his remembrance, and his judgment.
ويزيدهand increases for him حزناًsorrow وبؤساًand misery دائماًperpetually
ويزيده حزناً وبؤساً دائماً
اللعنُcursing والتجديفُand blasphemy منfrom نظرائهhis peers
اللعنُ والتجديفُ من نظرائه
His sorrow and his misery are forever increased
By curses and blasphemy from his fellows.
تتراكمُswarm الحشراتvermin حولaround مقرِّهhis dwelling
تتراكمُ الحشرات حول مقرِّه
حتىuntil يضيقbecomes cramped بهfor him مكانُthe place of قضائهhis sentence
حتى يضيق به مكانُ قضائه
Vermin swarm around his dwelling
Until the place of his sentence is too cramped for him.
واللهand God يطردهdrives him out بصوتٍwith a voice مفزعٍterrifying
والله يطرده بصوتٍ مفزعٍ
كيso that لاnot يرىsee الخاطيthe sinner بهاءَthe splendor of سمائهHis heaven
كي لا يرى الخاطي بهاءَ سمائه
God drives him away with a terrifying voice,
Lest the sinner see the splendor of His heaven.
فقضيةٌfor a verdict حكمتhas ruled بأمرٍwith a command جازمٍirrevocable
فقضيةٌ حكمت بأمرٍ جازمٍ
وظهورُهand its manifestation يُنبيattests بصدقto the truth of خفائهits hidden nature
وظهورُه يُنبي بصدق خفائه
A verdict has pronounced an irrevocable command;
Its outward form attests the truth of its hidden meaning.
فمضاؤهfor its execution كالسيفlike the sword بلrather أمضىsharper قضاًin judgment
فمضاؤه كالسيف بل أمضى قضاً
فالسيفfor the sword أدنىless keen منthan شباthe edge of إمضائهits enforcement
فالسيف أدنى من شبا إمضائه
Its execution is like a sword—still sharper in judgment;
A sword is less keen than the edge of its enforcement.
ياO مؤمناًbeliever بيسوعin Jesus إحذَرbeware عدلهHis justice
يا مؤمناً بيسوع إحذَر عدله
إنif كنتyou are ممنamong those who يَرتجيhope برجائهin hope of Him
إن كنت ممن يَرتجي برجائه
O believer in Jesus, beware His justice,
If you are among those who put their hope in Him.
وارتدَّand turn back عماfrom what قدhave عصيتyou disobeyed بهthrough it فإنthen if
وارتدَّ عما قد عصيت به فإن
أرضيتَهyou pleased Him يُحصيكHe numbers you معْwith شهدائهHis martyrs
أرضيتَه يُحصيك معْ شهدائه
Turn back from that wherein you disobeyed Him; if
You please Him, He will number you among His martyrs.
والحالand the fact is أنكthat you فيin الأمانةthe faith تابعٌa follower of
والحال أنك في الأمانة تابعٌ
إيمانَthe faith of رأسthe head of الرسْلِthe apostles معwith خُلفائهhis successors
إيمانَ رأس الرسْلِ مع خُلفائه
Since, in the faith, you follow
The faith of the head of the apostles and his successors,
كرئيسهمlike their chief فيin رومةٍRome متسلطاًexercising dominion
كرئيسهم في رومةٍ متسلطاً
غرباًin the West وشرقاًand in the East صادقاًtruthful فيin رائهhis judgment
غرباً وشرقاً صادقاً في رائه
Like their chief in Rome, holding sway
Over West and East, true in his judgment.
واَحسنand make good جوابَكyour answer باعترافٍwith a confession كاملٍcomplete
واَحسن جوابَك باعترافٍ كاملٍ
قبلbefore اعترافكyour confession فيin جحيمthe hell of قضائهHis judgment
قبل اعترافك في جحيم قضائه
Make good your answer with a full confession,
Before your confession in the hell of His judgment;
مستصرخاًcrying for aid مستشفعاًseeking intercession مترجياًhoping
مستصرخاً مستشفعاً مترجياً
بحمىin the protection of التيher who أرضتهpleased Him دونabove نسائهHis women
بحمى التي أرضته دون نسائه
Crying for aid, seeking intercession, placing your hope
In the shelter of her who pleased Him above all other women:
أيnamely مريمMary الأمthe Mother التيwho منهاfrom her أتىHe came
أي مريم الأم التي منها أتى
متجسماًincarnate واللَهُand God منamong أسمائهHis names
متجسماً واللَهُ من أسمائه
Mary, the Mother, from whom He came
Incarnate, with "God" among His names.
بكراًa virgin دعاهاHe called her ثمthen بكراًa virgin خصَّهاHe singled her out
بكراً دعاها ثم بكراً خصَّها
منfrom بعدafter مولدthe birth of جسمهHis body لبهائهfor His glory
من بعد مولد جسمه لبهائه
He called her virgin, and singled her out as virgin
After His body's birth, for His glory.
فلذاكfor that reason حازتshe received منهfrom Him قدرةthe power of سلطةٍauthority
فلذاك حازت منه قدرة سلطةٍ
علويةٍheavenly فيin أرضهHis earth وسمائهand His heaven
علويةٍ في أرضه وسمائه
Thus she received from Him the power of authority,
Heavenly, upon His earth and in His heaven.
طوبىblessedness لمنto whoever وافىcame to حماهاher protection راجياًhoping for
طوبى لمن وافى حماها راجياً
غفرانهHis forgiveness إنif تابhe repents بعدafter خَطائهhis sin
غفرانه إن تاب بعد خَطائه
Blessed is he who comes to her protection, hoping
For His forgiveness, if he repents after his sin.
Sol 6.1